Expert panel asks Forces how extended-life CF-18 would stack up against new options

In a meeting earlier this month, the Independent Review Panel assembled to provide oversight of analysis carried out for the government’s next fighter jet purchase asked that when evaluating future options the military also consider the impact of extending the life of the CF-18s.

Notes from the January 10 meeting posted online show the panel — made up for four independent reviewers assembled as part of the government’s seven-point plan to reset the fighter jet procurement — overlooked a rating system developed by the military